MORNING SESSION
Greeting and Administrative Matters - Donald P. Gallo (RBV) (8:00 a.m.)
Introduction to Water Law - Carolyn A. Sullivan (RBV) (8:05-8:50 a.m.)
• The Public Trust Doctrine: History and Overview
• Riparian Rights
• Ordinary High Water Mark
• Surface Water Diversion
• Navigable Waters and Wetlands
• Chapter 30 Permits
Shorelands, Piers, and Private Lake Access Rights - Dean B. Richards (RBV) (9:00-9:50 a.m.)
• Shoreland Protection (including Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 115)
• Piers
• Private Lake Access Rights
Drinking Water and Groundwater - Donald P. Gallo (RBV) (10:00-10:50 a.m.)
• Groundwater Quantity
Ownership/Withdrawal Rights (Reasonable Use, Overlying Property Owner)
Groundwater Quantity Law of 2003/Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 820
East Troy water supply versus lake levels
Large Capacity Wells and Recordkeeping
• Groundwater Quality/Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 140
Point and Nonpoint Source Discharges - Jeffrey A. Morris (RBV) (11:00-11:50 p.m.)
• Point Source Discharges/Wastewater Management
NPDES Permit Program
Emerging Issues: Phosphorous and Thermal Water Quality Standards, TMDL Development
• Nonpoint Source Discharges/Runoff Management
Storm Water Runoff
Agricultural Runoff
Emerging Issues: Proposed Changes to Surface Water Regulations and Permitting, Contaminated Sediment
AFTERNOON SESSION
Flood Control, Watershed Restoration, Excess Wet Weather Flow Treatment
Kevin Shafer (MMSD)/Tim Bate (MMSD) (1:00-1:50 p.m.)
• Flood Management
• Watershed Restoration Plans
• Excess Wet Weather Flow Treatment
Great Lakes Compact and Practical Applications - Daniel S. Duchniak (WWU) (2:00-3:15 p.m.)
• Withdrawals (Wis. Stat. § 281.346(4m) and Diversions (Wis. Stat. § 281.346(4))
• WDNR Great Lakes Compact Regulations Development
• Case Studies: New Berlin and Waukesha
• Technical Requirements (Registration, Reporting, Fees, Conservation, Return Flow, and Area Plans)
• Legal Requirements (EAs and EISs)
• Social and Policy Issues (City of Cleveland, Ohio, City of Milwaukee ordinance)
• Chicago Diversion, Asian Carp, and Invasive Species in Wisconsin Waters
• SEWRPC Regional Water Supply Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin
• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Southeastern Wisconsin Water Initiatives/Updates - Dean Amhaus (Milwaukee Water Council) (3:25-4:15)
• Milwaukee Water Council - Background, Initiatives, Programs, and Goals
• Collaboration
Wisconsin Department of Commerce Clusters: water, biofuel, energy
Wisconsin Energy Resource Consortium
Milwaukee 7
• Alliance for Water Stewardship
• IBM's Smarter Cities/Aquaponics
• WAVE Districts
Panel Discussion: Looking Forward - Issues Pertaining to a Comprehensive State Water Policy (4:15-4:45 p.m.)
• Dean Amhaus, Dan Duchniak and Don Gallo
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